A Summation

So the last post had little to do with Japan, it was just pretty, and even though Lou Doillon is only 1/2 related to Charlotte Gainsbourg, I appreciated it enough to share.

This video speaks for itself, and pretty much sums up the life of the sarariman (well, if he were a cat). I guess "Jalala" is somehow associated with cats in Japan, or something; aside from this hotel reservation site, it is also the name of the Cat Cafe near Waseda. I guess this is also Japan's answer to "the traveling gnome."

Because I am writing a paper.

"I think that the most obvious 'elephant in the room' is that most people (one would hope) now marry simply for love, with wage earning and economic potential remaining a completely unrelated issue. Women marry because they want to or because of religious beliefs, not only because their husband may increase their income. Its completely by the way to suggest that a well-educated woman need not marry - the most intelligent women of all time have nonetheless been known to have their hearts stolen."

A comment made by a reader of this Guardian article.

Comparison.

My friends say that my drawings look like me. Maybe.

haha omg

Say Hi to Positivity.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go,
things go wrong so that you appreciate them when
they’re right, you believe less so you eventually
learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes
good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

Marilyn Monroe.

Iriomote

http://wikitravel.org/en/Iriomote

I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO GO HERE.

A Homework Assignment

「私の楽しい冬休み」

クリスマスの前に、たくさん時間があったけれど、何もしなかった。クリスマスに友達と一緒に韓国BBQを食べた後で六本木のクラブに行って、成宮寛貴という俳優に会った。しかし、クラブはあんまり面白くないので、 午前２時ごろに帰った。そして、私が住んでいる小平は少し遠いので、友達のアパートに泊まった。

クリスマスの後で、１２月２６日から２９日まで早稲田の「虹の会」というクラブのみんなと新潟の苗場にあるスキー場に行った。 たくさんの人はスノーボードをしていたけれど、私はスキーをした。とても楽しかった。友達もたくさん出来た。雪もすごくきれいだった。

スキーの旅行の後で、新年まで何もしなかった。スキーブーツはちょっと小さかった為に足首が痛いので、よく休んだ。

大晦日に、虹の会の飲み放題があって、その後、朝５時ごろに明治神宮へ初詣に行った。朝早くて寒かったので、思ったよりも初詣の人はいなかった。 お神酒も飲んだ。美味しいと思った。

一月四日は、 新宿に「アバター」という映画を見に行った。すごく面白いと思った。先生がまだ見ていなかったら、ぜひ見てください。

大人の匂い

The scent of grown-ups.

January

The semester is winding down! Can't believe it! It does not feel like I've been in Tokyo for long at all!


Tomorrow is my last quiz in Japanese class (um...yes!), and I have almost finished my Japanese Literature and Media Economics papers. After those are done, I think I can relax a little.

There are a bunch of castings this month, but I have missed a lot of class lately, so I am pretty hesitant to skip anymore so soon before exams start. 3 exams, 4 papers. I did have a delightful 2 hour haircut today, so at least I look my age again.

There was a birthday/goodbye party for one of my good friends this past week at Trump House (not Trump Room), and it was pretty interesting to be around what I would consider very GW-esque people. The kids who went to International high school all seem pretty awesome.

Anyway, enough procrastinating, now I am off to do my color-in Kanji homework...